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use cprintf (from conio.h)
note that cprintf doesn't translate \n into \r\n

for(int i = 0; i<15; i++) {
    textcolor(i);
    cprintf("Foreground Color\r\n");
}

Rosemary Rayne wrote:
> 
> For some reason I cannot get DJGPP to change the color of the text that it
> outputs to the screen.
> 
> I use the lines:
> 
> #include <conio.h>
> int main(void) {
>     textmode(C80);
>     textcolor(CYAN);
>     printf("This should be cyan");
> }
> 
> Can anyone help me with this problem.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ed
> 
> edward DOT rayne AT talk21 DOT com